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Profile

Professor Kostovetsky's main research interests lie in the area of financial economics. A number of his papers focus on the way that political beliefs and connections affect the decisions of financial investors and corporate managers. In addition, Professor Kostovetsky is also conducting research on the fast-growing industry of socially responsible investing and has written on recent changes in the mutual fund industry.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professor Kostovetsky was an Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business from 2008 to 2015. He is a member of the American Finance Association and the Western Finance Association. In addition, he has served as an ad hoc referee for several of the leading journals in finance including the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Financial Economics.